Yeah Dusty, these were all shot handheld in aperture priority with a wide angle lens. I could have used a tripod, but it would have really slowed me down. I like the blurring in most of the images because I think it suggests action, however the flash I was using at the time did not have rear curtain capability on my new 40D. As a result, there was probably some uneccessary blurring of the guy on the right in pictures 3 & 4.
I got the 580 EX II for Christmas, and now have rear curtain flash capability. Still probably wouldn’t have helped the building/objects in the background that were blurred, but would have made the guy on the right that moved (in picture # 3 & 4) sharp at the edges. If I had used a tripod, the building/objects in the background on # 4 would be sharp, but as it is, I personaly don’t mind them being blurred and kind of like the effect. Others may object to this, I’m not sure.